Presbyterian paraphrases

For the linguistics definition, see paraphrase.
For the paraphrases by Erasmus of the New Testament, see Paraphrases of Erasmus.
For the medieval Biblical literary genre, see Biblical paraphrase.

Paraphrases are traditional forms of singing within Presbyterian churches. They are biblical paraphrases: lyrical renderings of sections of the Bible that have been set to music, in a similar fashion to metrical psalms.

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